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Kendrick Nunn Official Senior Year Mixtape: Crazy BOUNCE, 4-Peat State Champ, Simeon to Illini!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="40749"] Here are the top plays from 6-foot-2 Illinois-bound guard Kendrick Nunn’s senior season. Ultra-athletic Kendrick Nunn concluded his career at Chicago Simeon Career Academy (28-3 overall) by winning his fourth consecutive
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Billy Garrett Jr Chicago Guard With Game! Inspiring State Champ Senior Season Mixtape!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="39708"] Big East-bound Billy Garrett, Jr. capped off a stellar high school career by leading his Morgan Park Mustangs to win the 2013 Class 3A Illinois state basketball championship. It was Morgan
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10th Grader Jalen Brunson Can Straight Up Ball! Break out Player of The Spring Circuit Shines at NY2LA Event!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="38427"] Check out 6’2 10th grader Jalen Brunson showing out at the NY2LA Swish ‘N Dish (Wisconsin) for the Mac Irvin Fire 17U, winning event co-MVP (with teammate Jahlil Okafor) as they
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Adidas Unveils Special Edition Crazyquick for McDonald’s All American Games
adidas today unveils the “McDonald’s All American” edition colorway of the Crazyquick, an all-new basketball shoe featuring an innovative four quick zone outsole designed to make players quicker by improving traction and flexibility. The
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Ohio State commit Keita Bates-Diop shows unique range and skillset (7’2 wingspan)! Top 20 in 2014!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="35633"] After a strong summer on the AAU circuit with the Illinois Wolves, 6’8 junior Keita Bates-Diop established himself as a national-level, top-20 recruit (#18 ESPN, #20 Rivals). This season, Bates-Diop led
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Jahlil Okafor vs. Cliff Alexander: Chicago’s Top High School Bigs Collide in Dramatic State Tourney game
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="35310"] This Illinois State Sectional matchup of five-star bigs lived up to the hype. And so did Whitney Young HS vs Curie HS. In perhaps the biggest game in Chicago Curie High
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Jabari Parker Official BALLISLIFE February Mixtape: The Quest for Historic 4-peat State Title
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="35189"] Enjoy these February highlights from Jabari Parker’s senior high school season at Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy where he attempts to lead his squad to its (his) 4th Illinois 4A title in
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6’1 Hyron Edwards Super Sophomore Point Guard Has All The Skills: Official Season Mixtape!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34151"] East Chicago’s 6’1 Hyron Edwards (Central HS) is one of the top high school underclassmen in the state of Indiana. He’s also one of the top point guards nationally in the
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5’8 Tyler Ulis Has a Killer Crossover! Chicago’s Ultimate Playmaker Official Junior Season Mixtape!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34153"] While Chicago’s best known HS basketball players are Simeon’s Jabari Parker, Whitney Young’s Jahlil Okafor and Curie’s Cliff Alexander, arguably the most valuable and BEST high school basketball player may Marian
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Block Party! Top junior Jahlil Okafor propels Whitney Young HS to dramatic comeback victory in Chicago City Title game!
[jwplayer config="BIL-Pre-Roll-Auto-Play" mediaid="34157"] Arguably the nation’s top player in the Class of 2014, Jahlil Okafor scored 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots as #4 Young defeated #2 Morgan Park 60-56 in
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